Imovane

I have been on immovane for past 10 yrs following brain aneursym surgery. my son has been on this drug due to severe insommnia. Recently, in Ontario, Canada there is a new law governing opiates and this medication. My physician has become a problem and is paranoid if we call in early and has declined to fill my immovane prior to going to see family in another city. This is insane! You should never stop this drug or you can go into seisures. Any comments, I am open to...Thank you.

Lucy, I am 75 years old and sometimes take imovane if the neighbours are noisy and I don't want to disturb my partner in bed. But if you are on your own the best way to get to sleep without medication is to excercise in bed. For example; lying on your tummy hook your toes over the bottom of the bed and pull them towards you, thus stretching the calf muscles, then relax. Repeat 50 times. Swivle your pelvis by stretching each leg in turn down the bed as far as it will go (50 times). Clench your buttock muscles together (50 times). Do 50 press ups. Lay on you side and bend the upper leg at the knee. Raise the knee against the pressure of the bedclothes and lower. There are numerous similar exercises you can do on your back.

The 50 times is just a target. When the limb gets tired switch to another execise. After a while your body will feel so tired it will want to sleep. Why go to the gym? You can keep healthy in bed. good health to you Julien

hello i am taking imovane now for about 8 years everynight. I really want to get off the med. asap but i dont know how. please help if you can. Also by being on this medication for all these years what am i damageing????